MLS

ColumbusCLB

FINAL

HoustonHOU

Match Timeline

Shawn Mitchell@smitchcd
#CrewSC 1, Houston 0. Final. Not pretty, but that's two in a row at home for the Crew. Now tied for sixth in East.
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
Full time, #CrewSC win 1-0. Some strong individual performances, but honestly not a great game. I'm sure everyone will take it.
Alex Stanek@AlexStanek
THREE POINTS! #CrewSC
Houston Dynamo@HoustonDynamo
Wenger flicks it on at the near post and it gliiiiides past the face of goal and out. #CLBvHOU
Tim Donahoe@TimDonahoe1
#CrewSC #CLBvHOU Overall another example of there being something very wrong in the Columbus attack.
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
HOUSTON PULLS THE KEEPER! #CrewSC #CLBvHOU
Match ends, Columbus Crew SC 1, Houston Dynamo 0.
90'+3'
Second Half ends, Columbus Crew SC 1, Houston Dynamo 0.
90'+3'
Attempt missed. Andrew Wenger (Houston Dynamo) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Giles Barnes with a cross following a corner.
The Duke of Dutchess@hangthadj
#CrewSC lacks Tchani's vision and leadership
90'+2'
Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Tyson Wahl.
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
Positives- A win, a shutout. Negatives- no goals against a 10 man team for 72 minutes. #CrewSC #CLBvHOU
Tim Donahoe@TimDonahoe1
#CrewSC #CLBvHOU I'm sure Crew fans will celebrate the result, but EVERYBODY has been scoring on Houston and they couldn't.
Columbus Crew SC@ColumbusCrewSC
90' Meram with the opportunity to double #CrewSC's lead. Willis blocks his shot. #CLBvHOU 1-0
Andrew Todd-Smith@ErroneousMayo
2 minutes 2nd half #stoppage added. #CrewSC can't afford to yield a dispossession and counter here. Meram shot saved by Willis. #CLBvHOU
90'+1'
Attempt saved. Justin Meram (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harrison Afful.
Andrew Todd-Smith@ErroneousMayo
Beautiful touchline clearance by Afful there. R. Clark commits foul on Pipa as Houston tries to finagle possession. #CrewSC MUST keep it.
Andrew King@AndrewKingMLS
If Saeid and Tchani are both still injured next week, I think #CrewSC will be just fine with Rodrigo Saravia. He looks very, very good.
SAVE: Joe Willis falls on Justin Meram one-touch attempt
Glory to Columbus@GloryToColumbus
Best players on the field... Trapp and Saravia. Wow has Saravia impressed so far. And surprisingly quick on his feet #CLBvHOU #CrewSC
89'
Foul by Agus (Houston Dynamo).
89'
Federico Higuaín (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
MLS_DG@MLS_DG
87'; Barnes earns his team a free kick. Time is running out for the Dynamo to tie this game up #CLBvHOU
Massive Report@MassiveReport
88′ Houston has a chance in the #CrewSC half.
Ralph Schudel@_RSchudel11_
Do my eyes deceive me or did Alex consecutively body check two #CrewSC players off the ball?
88'
Giles Barnes (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88'
Foul by Michael Parkhurst (Columbus Crew SC).
Houston Dynamo@HoustonDynamo
84' Meram with a dangerous free kick, Willis is equal to it. Holds on as well, as K. Kamara was lurking for the rebound. #CLBvHOU
Andrew King@AndrewKingMLS
#CrewSC approaching 73 percent possession in this one. From what I can find, SKC set the record at 78 in 2014. Not sure if it still stands.
84'
Attempt saved. Justin Meram (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Columbus Crew SC@ColumbusCrewSC
83' Waylon fancies one from the top of the box. It sails over the crossbar. #CrewSC #CLBvHOU 1-0
Sal Cipriano@salcipriano
It's a good thing Coyle used his final sub to protect that -1 lead! #CLBvHOU #RippedMyselfOffJustNow
84'
Justin Meram (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84'
Foul by Agus (Houston Dynamo).
SAVE: Joe Willis dives to stop Justin Meram dipping free kick
83'
Attempt missed. Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Harrison Afful with a cross.
Massive Report@MassiveReport
80′ #CrewSC flow in transition, Kei’s attack cleared for a corner.
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
9 offsides, 11 corners from #CrewSC tonight. AKA they've been in the attacking third a large amount of time.
Kyle Nowotny@ElNaranja22
Run DMB saves the Dynamo's (slim) chances to tie the game. #ForeverOrange #CLBvHOU
80'
Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Agus.
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
Game getting a bit chippy, Ola Kamara called for an off the ball foul. #CrewSC
79'
DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'
Foul by Ola Kamara (Columbus Crew SC).
78'
Foul by Raúl Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo).
78'
Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
The message this season has been #CrewSC needs to finish their chances. Same thing tonight, with only goal coming from a PK.
78'
Alex (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78'
Foul by Rodrigo Saravia (Columbus Crew SC).
Houston Dynamo@HoustonDynamo
Instructions and a breather during a break in the action. 15 minutes to play. #CLBvHOU https://t.co/P8DAi33KW9
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Patrick Guldan@GuldanMR
#CrewSC with all the possession, but they are executing like a 3 week old head of romaine lettuce.
Andrew Todd-Smith@ErroneousMayo
Good work by Rodriguez to defend sequence in motion by an attacking Meram. Corner results, nabbed by Willis at near post. #CLBvHOU
Kyle Nowotny@ElNaranja22
Dynamo give up. Williams off for Horst. #ForeverOrange #CLBvHOU
Carlos D. Mojica@CD_Mojica
If nothing else, Saeid knows Kamara has his back. May seem like a small thing, but it's good for a team's chemistry. #CLBvHOU
75'
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David Horst
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Sheanon Williams
74'
Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Raúl Rodríguez.
74'
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Rodrigo Saravia
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Mohammed Saeid
Andrew Todd-Smith@ErroneousMayo
Both keepers putting in a shift here in the 2nd half. Being asked to come up w/ plays under pressure. #CLBvHOU
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
Whoa. Replay shows Alex with an elbow to the head of Saeid. Should've been a yellow at the least. #CrewSC #CLBvHOU
Centro Deportivo@DeportivoCentro
71' Saeid was elbowed on the back of the head by Alex. Kamra isn't happy about it and lets the Houston man know it. #CLBvHOU
Carlos D. Mojica@CD_Mojica
#Dynamo is starting to get more chances. #CrewSC needs to score another one to put some distance between the two. #CLBvHOU
72'
Stoppage over. They are ready to continue.
71'
Stoppage in match Mohammed Saeid (Columbus Crew SC) because of an injury.
71'
Attempt blocked. Justin Meram (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wil Trapp.
Houston Dynamo@HoustonDynamo
70' Willis sprints off his line to stop O. Kamara racing to the endline. #CLBvHOU
70'
Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Joe Willis.
70'
Attempt saved. Ola Kamara (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Higuaín with a through ball.
Kyle Nowotny@ElNaranja22
Not bad there to Mansally. More of that please #ForeverOrange #CLBvHOU
SAVE: Joe Willis charges out to block Ola Kamara attempt
Nathan Kwan@naythun_k
Agus is the real deal at centerback #CLBvHOU
67'
Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Justin Meram tries a through ball, but Waylon Francis is caught offside.
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
Meram has been doing a good job of maintaining possession in the box, but hasn't done much once he gets there. #CrewSC
Centro Deportivo@DeportivoCentro
Tonight's attendance at @MAPFREStadium is 17, 705. #CLBvHOU
65'
Attempt missed. Justin Meram (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Parkhurst with a through ball.
@SovietShooter@SovietShooter
¡Dos Kamaras! #CrewSC
John Bava III@LWOS_JB3
2 Kamaras on the field for #CrewSC as Ola checks into the game, replacing Ethan Finlay. #CLBvHOU
63'
Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Agus.
63'
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Ola Kamara
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Ethan Finlay
62'
Foul by Michael Parkhurst (Columbus Crew SC).
62'
Giles Barnes (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Patrick Guldan@GuldanMR
I’d sit back and hit on the break if I were Houston. #CrewSC with toothless possession.
Andrew King@AndrewKingMLS
Good call as #CrewSC have their second goal taken off the board. Kamara was offside.
Centro Deportivo@DeportivoCentro
60' Kamara looked to have scored a second goal for #CrewSC, but he was offside. No goal, still 1-0 for the home team. #CLBvHOU
61'
Foul by Boniek García (Houston Dynamo).
61'
Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61'
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Abdoulie Mansally
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Boniek García
60'
Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Waylon Francis tries a through ball, but Kei Kamara is caught offside.
Carlos D. Mojica@CD_Mojica
Nice defensive work there by Kamara. #CLBvHOU
NO GOAL: Justin Meram goal disallowed as Kei Kamara is offsides
57'
Foul by Sheanon Williams (Houston Dynamo).
57'
Justin Meram (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Houston Dynamo@HoustonDynamo
56' Agus gets hiiiigh on a corner kick to head a shot on frame, Clark able to reach it though. #CLBvHOU
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
Good save by Clark. That would've been disheartening. #CrewSC #CLBvHOU
Ryan Schwepfinger@ryanschwep
#CrewSC currently at 68.63% possession. Would be its single-match high dating back to the start of 2011 (as far back as Opta data goes).
56'
Attempt saved. Agus (Houston Dynamo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Boniek García with a cross.
John Bava III@LWOS_JB3
Kei Kamara has been keeping Joe Willis busy early in the 2nd half. #CrewSC #CLBvHOU
Centro Deportivo@DeportivoCentro
54' Meram runs down the left wing and sends a ball into the box, but it's deflected out for a corner kick. #CLBvHOU
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
Good defense by Houston, sending the ball out for a #CrewSC Corner, their seventh of the game.
56'
Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Wil Trapp.
SAVE: Steve Clark makes diving catch save on Agus header
54'
Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Agus.
SAVE: Joe Willis catches ricocheting header attempt
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
Kamara gets another shot on goal. #CrewSC have two from the run of play now after having 0 in the first half.
53'
Attempt saved. Kei Kamara (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Saeid with a cross.
SAVE: Joe Willis falls onto Kei Kamara long-range volley shot
Centro Deportivo@DeportivoCentro
49' Corner kick for #CrewSC, SAeid takes it and Kamara gets his head on it, but it's deflected out for another CK.#CLBvHOU
Columbus Crew SC@ColumbusCrewSC
49' Pipa with a perfect ball to Kei who earns a corner kick for #CrewSC. #CLBvHOU 1-0
Steve@smweis
Wil Trapp. 96% passing- all backwards #crewsc
50'
Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Agus.
50'
Attempt saved. Kei Kamara (Columbus Crew SC) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohammed Saeid with a cross.
49'
Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Raúl Rodríguez.
SAVE: Joe Willis makes parry save on Kei Kamara near-post header
John Bava III@LWOS_JB3
I know it's not exactly their MO under Berhalter but I think #CrewSC needs to try & bypass that initial wall of 4 for Houston & play direct.
46'
Michael Parkhurst (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46'
Foul by Boniek García (Houston Dynamo).
Second Half begins Columbus Crew SC 1, Houston Dynamo 0.
Craig Goodman@cgoodmantx
Going to be tough for #houstondynamo to get at least a share of the spoils. Can someone conjure a bit of magic? #ForeverOrange #CLBvHOU
Carlos D. Mojica@CD_Mojica
Discplined half by Houston following the goal. #CrewSC in a good position heading into the halftime. #CLBvHOU
Massive Report@MassiveReport
#CrewSC up 1-0 at half over the Dynamo but little positive for #CrewSC. Not a great half especially being up a man.
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
#CrewSC lead 1-0 at the half, and lead 11 men to 10. But simply haven't had enough shots. #CLBvHOU
Tiff Dyer@TiffMDyer
First Columbus Crew game! Thanks @Erinehensley #CrewSC #columbus https://t.co/MsLvuILYOt
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45'+4'
First Half ends, Columbus Crew SC 1, Houston Dynamo 0.
Kyle Nowotny@ElNaranja22
Dynamo lucky that Kei's shot trickled by the near post. Wheew. #ForeverOrange #CLBvHOU
Centro Deportivo@DeportivoCentro
45'+1' Afful sends a beautiful cross into the area and Kamara's foot misses it by just an inch or two. #CLBvHOU
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
#CrewSC have to be a bit disappointed to only get two shots, none on goal, after going up a man.
JUST MISSED: Kei Kamara nearly gets foot on Harrison Afful ball into box
Andrew Todd-Smith@ErroneousMayo
No idea why #CrewSC insists on inaccurate through-/long-ball that result in turnovers due to offside conditions. So sloppy, ineffectual.
44'
Hand ball by Ethan Finlay (Columbus Crew SC).
Michael Arace@MichaelArace1
Dynamo, down to 10 men, has taken a conservative bent and packed in their defensive third. #CrewSC possessing, probing . . .
Football & Threads@AmericanCasual1
Nordecke signage. #mls #crewsc #jsscknnd #ig https://t.co/YjKUahIVYM
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42'
Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Wil Trapp tries a through ball, but Waylon Francis is caught offside.
Amir Eylon@AEylon
Her first Crew game! #ItsGoodOutHere #CrewSC https://t.co/vkblTVycW8
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41'
Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Michael Parkhurst tries a through ball, but Federico Higuaín is caught offside.
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
Saeid takes a shot from the top of the box, deflected out for another #CrewSC corner.
41'
Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Andrew Wenger.
41'
Attempt blocked. Mohammed Saeid (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Higuaín with a cross.
Centro Deportivo@DeportivoCentro
40' Finlay tries to get to a ball, but Agus clears, giving up a CK. #CLBvHOU
40'
Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Agus.
Victor Araiza@victoraraiza
Dynamo have to do better on set pieces, probably their only chance to come back. #CLBvHOU
38'
Foul by Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew SC).
38'
DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kyle Nowotny@ElNaranja22
So far so good for Agus and Raul tonight. Kinda rough way to gel together but still. Thumbs up so far. #ForeverOrange #CLBvHOU
Andrew Todd-Smith@ErroneousMayo
Nice work from Trapp to corral Barnes' errant touch after Willis goal kick. Skims to back line to reset poss. Smart stuff. #CrewSC
Glory to Columbus@GloryToColumbus
Can someone explain why we are trying to draw out a conservative zone defense? Does that make any sense at all?? #CLBvHOU
John Bava III@LWOS_JB3
Interesting to see Saeid dropping in between the 2 center backs when #CrewSC begins to build from the back. Usually, you see Trapp there.
36'
Hand ball by Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew SC).
William Engels@William_Engels
One last #CrewSC game before a summer of @RealSaltLake and @RealMonarchs games https://t.co/9tN0r8FyLH
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Centro Deportivo@DeportivoCentro
35' Finlay latches onto a ball and reaches the edge of the box, but Beasley does well to shut him out. #CLBvHOU
Massive Report@MassiveReport
35′ #CrewSC up a man and a goal are methodical (slow) in possession. Houston content to bunker.
Carlos D. Mojica@CD_Mojica
This is one of those times where #CrewSC can't afford to be wasteful or it could come back to haunt it. #CLBvHOU
34'
Alex (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34'
Foul by Mohammed Saeid (Columbus Crew SC).
Cori Martinez@TheCoMart
Ref be like "you get a card and you get a card, everyone gets a card" #CLBvHOU
30'
Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Michael Parkhurst tries a through ball, but Kei Kamara is caught offside.
Massive Report@MassiveReport
Kei gets bear hugged in the box on the corner, no call. Same thing happens outside and it's a foul on #CrewSC.
29'
Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Federico Higuaín tries a through ball, but Waylon Francis is caught offside.
Jacob Cooley@J_Cools10
crew game⚽️🔥 #CrewSC https://t.co/8CvA3Z0g12
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28'
Foul by Giles Barnes (Houston Dynamo).
28'
Justin Meram (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
27th minute caution to Tyson Wahl. #CrewSC picking up a few quick yellows. Gotta keep that man advantage.
Andrew King@AndrewKingMLS
I swear I'm not exaggerating when I say #CrewSC should probably have had three PKs in the first 25 minutes. Dynamo hacking like crazy.
Andrew Todd-Smith@ErroneousMayo
Good dispossesion & transitional run by Meram. Vision in space and traffic alike, shot deflected. Corner kick forthcoming from Pipa. #CrewSC
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
Meram's dribbling in the attacking third on point as usual. His best skill I think. #CrewSC #CLBvHOU
27'
Hand ball by Tyson Wahl (Columbus Crew SC).
27'
Foul by Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew SC).
27'
Boniek García (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27'
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Tyson Wahl (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card.
26'
Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Sheanon Williams.
26'
Attempt blocked. Justin Meram (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Michael Arace@MichaelArace1
Meram called for a dive in the box. Embellished, as they say. Gets a yellow.There was contact, and not a whole lotta dive in it. #CrewSC
YELLOW CARD: Tyson Wahl shown yellow for handball
Carlos D. Mojica@CD_Mojica
If playing a man up doesn't have #CrewSC's attack salivating at the mouth, I don't know what else would do it. #CLBvHOU
BLOCK: Sheanon Williams makes lunging block on Justin Meram shot
24'
Justin Meram (Columbus Crew SC) has gone down, but that's a dive.
24'
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Justin Meram (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card.
23'
Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Waylon Francis tries a through ball, but Justin Meram is caught offside.
22'
Foul by Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC).
22'
Boniek García (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Brandon Smith@bwgs518
BOOM GOES THE KEINAMITE #CLBvHOU #CrewSC
Columbus Crew SC@ColumbusCrewSC
21' GOOOOOAAALLL! Kei puts away the PK to give #CrewSC the lead. #CLBvHOU 1-0 https://t.co/hoaVqm6ViO
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Sal Cipriano@salcipriano
Needless to say Deric is happy that only the folks in the stadium saw that. #CLBvHOU
Houston Dynamo@HoustonDynamo
20' SUB: Joe Willis comes on for Collen Warner, who was also making his 2016 debut. Kamara is pacing at the penalty spot. #CLBvHOU
21'
1 - 0
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GOAL: Kei Kamara (PK)
Goals this Season: 3
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Collen Warner
Andrew Todd-Smith@ErroneousMayo
DRAMA IN COLUMBUS. 18' #redcard as Tyler Deric is sent off for a blatant trip of Pipa after he's beaten on 1v1 breakaway. #CrewSC #CLBvHOU
Alex Stanek@AlexStanek
DERIC IS OFF! #CrewSC
Andrew King@AndrewKingMLS
Red to Deric and a penalty for #CrewSC in the 18th minute. Obvious penalty. Interestingly, almost offside. AR put his flag up then down.
18'
Penalty Columbus Crew SC. Federico Higuaín draws a foul in the penalty area.
18'
Penalty conceded by Tyler Deric (Houston Dynamo) after a foul in the penalty area.
18'
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Tyler Deric (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the red card.
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
On that corner, Finlay was walking in the box with his hand up. Sheanon Williams put his arm around him and pulled his arm down. #CLBvHOU
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
#CrewSC had an excellent attack building, but Afful puts too much on the cross. Still no shots for the home team 16 minutes in.
17'
Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Raúl Rodríguez.
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
Clark slips and loses the ball, but luckily play was stopped, looks like due to a possible injury to Barnes. #CrewSC
Amir Eylon@AEylon
All the way from Syracuse for his first Crew Game! #ItsGoodOutHere #CrewSC https://t.co/vn9MeCRdNO
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Andrew Todd-Smith@ErroneousMayo
It just didn't seem like a denial of a goal-scoring opportunity and Meram appeared to flop slightly w/ deadweight. OK w/ no foul. #CLBvHOU
John Bava III@LWOS_JB3
Good run from Meram & he goes down in the box but probably a good no-call from the ref. #CrewSC #CLBvHOU
14'
Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Andrew Wenger.
Evan Helfrich@evanhelfrichh
#CrewSC https://t.co/1IBvTBpA07
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Kyle Nowotny@ElNaranja22
Meram about to give me a freaking heart attack with that run...thankfully Raul cleaned it up. #ForeverOrange #CLBvHOU
13'
Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13'
Foul by Giles Barnes (Houston Dynamo).
12'
Alex (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12'
Foul by Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC).
Josie Becker@JosieBeckerFC
Yellow vs Black just looks like a Crew inter-squad match #CLBvHOU
Kyle Nowotny@ElNaranja22
Oh man...Rico so unlucky not to get that shot underneath the bar! Diiiiiinng! #ForeverOrange #CLBvHOU
Columbus Crew SC@ColumbusCrewSC
9' That was close. Ricardo Clark's shot is deflected by Meram and hits the crossbar.#CrewSC #CLBvHOU 0-0
Brandon Smith@bwgs518
They're trying to continue their big through-ball game that worked last week. #CLBvHOU #CrewSC
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
Two offside calls in two minutes on #CrewSC. Both look correct.
9'
Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Justin Meram.
9'
Attempt blocked. Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex.
8'
Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Federico Higuaín tries a through ball, but Kei Kamara is caught offside.
SHOT: Ricardo Clark sends deflected shot off the crossbar
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
The #CrewSC fans boo as Afful is called for a foul, but he did tug down Garcia. Good call.
7'
Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Wil Trapp tries a through ball, but Federico Higuaín is caught offside.
Andrew Todd-Smith@ErroneousMayo
5' 1v1 between Barnes & Clark, nice save. Wahl sprints over to corral and propel clearance effort. #CrewSC looking a bit off guard on flank.
7'
Kei Kamara (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7'
Foul by Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo).
6'
Foul by Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew SC).
6'
Boniek García (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Andrew Todd-Smith@ErroneousMayo
Slightly sloppy passing and inability to clear so far in the defensive MF for #CrewSC. Afful-Trapp-Wahl seq ends in pointless long ball.
5'
Attempt saved. Giles Barnes (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Boniek García.
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
Houston took a long time setting up that corner, but Kei heads it straight out. #CrewSC
SAVE: Steve Clark charges out to block Giles Barnes shot
4'
Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4'
Foul by Alex (Houston Dynamo).
2'
Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Waylon Francis.
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
Afful looks to be playing with a cast or brace of some sort on his arm. #CrewSC
Christöphér Allen@CleverGoose
#CrewSC https://t.co/Qc5haEvw9U https://t.co/pMVRjpEUmw
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Andrew Todd-Smith@ErroneousMayo
Nice move by Afful to accept lesser of two evils and not concede a goal kick but just a throw-in instead. Heady move. #CrewSC
2'
Mohammed Saeid (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2'
Foul by Alex (Houston Dynamo).
First Half begins.
HIGHLIGHTS: Columbus Crew SC vs Houston Dynamo | April 23, 2016
Columbus Crew SC@ColumbusCrewSC
It's go time, Black & Gold. #CrewSC #CLBvHOU https://t.co/8OGJ4tVhTb
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Jack Hurley@Jack_Hurley_R
#CrewSC back to the banana kits. Im so glad they are back, never thought I'd say that.
Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
Houston may be in last place in the west, but impressively have an even goal differential. #CrewSC at -3.
Houston Dynamo@HoustonDynamo
Gametime. #CLBvHOU https://t.co/DJZ7QArLtR
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Major League Soccer@MLS
They're ready in Columbus. #CLBvHOU kicks off now: https://t.co/aSwwWiC87D https://t.co/b2sHZHAQl9
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Ben Ferree@ben_ferree
Sun will be brutal on the fans for the first 15-20 minutes, but shouldn't affect the players at all. #CrewSC
Michael Chabala@MikeChabala
Here we go.. #CLBvHOU #Dynamo
Houston Dynamo@HoustonDynamo
Last shot. Back to the locker rooms and ready for kickoff. #CLBvHOU https://t.co/jlf6yEcKBx
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Clair Heigley@clair_heigley
⚽️💛 #crewSC https://t.co/2TF6BCm6pO
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Evan Miller@Scruffsauce
Meram scores every shot I saw him take in warmup. Let's see a J9 hat trick! #CrewSC #J9
Bobby Councell@GooseTG4
Glory to Columbus #Crew96 https://t.co/iMyBvjoE6m
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Emilie Moore@sokr_mom15
Let's Go Crew! #CrewSC https://t.co/a7EixrhEQN
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Keith Wedinger@jkwuc89
Go Crew! #CrewSC @ColumbusCrewSC https://t.co/1j3KXZhOEq
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Adam Porter@heylookaturtle
Go Crew! Do sports things! #CrewSC https://t.co/7rxLm9r15q
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Shari Taynor@ShariTaynor
@ColumbusCrewSC #CrewSC let's win this boys| #crewcat https://t.co/jtDml6S4sg
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Columbus Crew SC@ColumbusCrewSC
Save by @brad_stuver ✅ Goal by @JustinMeram ✅ Goal by @EthanFinlay13 ✅ Warm-ups ✅ #CrewSC #CLBvHOU https://t.co/RqfRVw8HB3
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Ryan Jeppe@Jeppe555
Ready for #CrewSC https://t.co/GK1giDCxu2
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T-Lindz@Itstaylorlindse
#papajohnspics #crewsc https://t.co/ZhomQUY0xs
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Kevin P. Moore@buckeyedoc
Go Crew. #CrewSC #PapaJohnsPics https://t.co/MrRAzXGGVz
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Amy Stamon@amy_stamon
We ready! Let's go crew! #papajohnspics #crewsc https://t.co/iER2ojjImO
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Teresa Ringel@ringeltg
This looks like trouble in the making...#CrewSC #PapaJohnsPics https://t.co/RwfAAoIo0x
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Houston Dynamo@HoustonDynamo
There's a little bit of a chill in the air tonight. Better warm up. #CLBvHOU https://t.co/kw1FhwJLvn
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Cameron D.@CamD93
@DJAxcessMusic & @djsho614 are killing it on the plaza! #CrewSC #CLBvHOU https://t.co/fbdYT7E1V8
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Zack@zmoore21
Crew game 😍⚽️😏 @ColumbusCrewSC #CrewSC https://t.co/i2sNR8t0Y3
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Goals and Assists

21'

Kei Kamara (PK)

Disciplinary

18'			Tyler Deric Reason: Denial of obvious goal scoring opportunity
24'			Justin Meram Reason: Simulation
27'			Tyson Wahl Reason: Handball

Substitutions

20'		Joe Willis Collen WarnerM
61'		Abdoulie Mansally Boniek GarcíaM
63'		Ola Kamara Ethan FinlayM
74'		Rodrigo Saravia Mohammed SaeidM
75'		David Horst Sheanon WilliamsD

Match Information

MLS at MAPFRE Stadium

Columbus, OH

Attendance 17705

Weather Clear

Watch On

KUBE 57